marciec
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Isn't that the truth??? Why in the world this isn't an adopted practice nationwide?My, I LOVE the idea of the jury asking questions. I can't prove this offhand, but it stands to reason that it keeps the jury engaged. Letting the jury ask questions in this case has been utterly devastating.
I have a book to recommend, I was listening to the audio while driving on my ill-fated trip this week:
A Trial by Jury: D. Graham Burnett: 9780375727511: Amazon.com: Books
Written by a juror in a homicide case in NY and, the short version, when people went in most tied to get out of the duty, then those who were picked were appropriately cynical, but the deliberations were the most intense 3 days of this mans life.
The picture given was first impressions of his fellow jurors were deceptive and, once they got into the role, they took it very, very seriously, the gravity of what they were doing, deciding a man's fate in another claimed self defense case, became real to them all.
This jury really seems to have completely wrapped their heads around the issues, the facts and are nobody's fools. If there are some jurors favoring a lighter sentence, I'm sure some of the strong personalities we hear in the questions will whip them into line.
That the jurors (at least some) are much smarter than this fraud witness is just deliciously entertaining and gratifying.
This allows prosecutor & defense both to put their focus onto evidence that (the jurors) questions indicate they either believe or have dismissed - and depending on whether the truth is on your side, that's pretty helpful information!
For example, it seems Juan now knows at least one juror assumes Jodi kicked her mother when she was a child or teenager - but that's not how I understood it, so hopefully he'll touch on that to clarify.
All in all, very good day...